%K Sustainable Crop Production; Soil; Water; Water Management; Food Production; Semi Arid Tropics; Dry Semi arid tropics
%C Meerut
%A S P Wani
%A P Pathak
%A P Singh
%A G Algarswamy
%I Rastogi Publications
%B Modern Approaches and Innovations in Soil Management
%L icrisat8975
%P 09-31
%D 1999
%X The current population in India is around 900 million and it continues to grow at an annual rate of 2.14%. By the year 2000 AD, population is expected to cross one billion mark. Feeding this burgeoning population would require 230-240 million tonnes of cereals and pulses and about 26 million tonnes of oil seeds. This demand requires an increase of food production from the present 176 million tonnes...
%T Nutrient and Water Management Strategies for Sustainable Crop Production in the SAT